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The Book Graveyard

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The podcast dedicated to the celebration of vintage genre fiction. We cover, horror, men's adventure, gothic, espionage, pulp, weird, sleaze, thriller, mystery, sci-fi, sword and sorcery, western...and every off the beaten path sub-genre we can find. Our youtube channel: The Book Graveyard

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  • #29
    Wednesday · 18 min

    Obscure 80s Slasher Horror Paperback JOYRIDE

    Joyride is a paperback original slasher horror novel originally published by Pinnacle Books in 1983 and as of the recording of this review it has been republished and is available for purchase through Fathom Press: https://fathompress.com/joyride It has an introduction by Will Errickson and a brand new hand painted cover by Stephen Andrade. Big thanks to @FathomPress for making this obscure and hard to find horror paperback available again! The music at the beginning is by Defend Means Attack who released one 7" in the early 00s

  • #28
    September 23 · 1 hr 43 min

    A Conversation with Pulp Fiction Authority and Paperback Parade Creator Gary Lovisi

    Thanks so much to Gary Lovisi for stopping by and chatting with us about vintage genre fiction and the history of the pulp community fandom. Gary is someone in the game that I look up to and inspires me in doing the Book Graveyard so it was incredibly meaningful for me to get to have this conversation. Here are his links: Youtube Channel: @garylovisi357 Gryphon Books: http://www.gryphonbooks.com/ Gryphon Books on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/str/gryphon209

  • #26
    August 30 · 1 hr 1 min

    Paperback Salesman Spy vs UFOS! The oddity that is The Man from Avon

    In this episode I am joined by Chadwick from @ChadwicksChannelofStuff to discuss Michael Avalone's 1967 campy paperback original about a UFO hunting spy whose cover is an Avon book salesman, The Man from Avon. Intro: 0:00 Review: 6:33 I have a story in this anthology… Weird Frequencies Book: https://a.co/d/3BikhN7 PulpFest shirts: https://streetlightprinting.com/product/pulpfest-t-shirts/ Book Graveyard shirts: https://streetlightprinting.com/product/book-graveyard-long-sleeve-shirt/ Carcosa shirt: https://streetlightprinting.com/product/carcosa-shirt/ Want more of the same but in the written form? Follow the blog: https://thebookgraveyard.blogspot.com/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/600003505120905 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebook_graveyard/?hl=en

  • #25
    July 23 · 1 hr 41 min

    The Elusive, Exclusive Book Society talk Spirit Stalker with the Bookubus and Will Errickson

    The E.E.B.S. is a live book club on youtube I do with my friends Jake/Pulp Mortem and Tim/Secret Fire Books where we invite guest to come on and chat about the book we select each month. The book we are discussing in this episode is the 1989 horror paperback The Spirit Stalker by Nina Romberg and our guests are Alex from the youtube channel The Bookubus and Will Errickson from the Too Much Horror Fiction Blog and co-author of Paperbacks from Hell.

  • #24
    July 15 · 23 min

    5 Fun Exploitive Spy Books that are not James Bond

    Go check out https://spybrary.com/ for the serious business. Books mentioned: Overkill by Norman Daniels Shanghai Incident by Steve Dodge The Ax of Atlantis by Lee Grimes Cairo Cabal by Alan Caillou The Sorcerers by David St John

  • #23
    June 28 · 44 min

    Destination PulpFest! THE event for pulp fiction fans & interview with chairman Jack Cullers

    In today's episode we are talking all things PulpFest! I invited co-organizer Jack Cullers over to discuss the history and future of the convention and all things pulp. Get your registration on their website: https://pulpfest.com/ And subscribe to their Youtube channel @pulpfest Another great resource for pulp conventions is @ThePulpNet channel and website: https://thepulp.net/ If you want amazing deep dives into the world of Robert E. Howard or pulp fiction in general go check out and subscribe to Jeff Shanks channel @AnAgeUndreamedOf The Men's Adventure Library and other MA books and info is available at: https://www.menspulpmags.com/

  • #22
    June 8 · 2 hr 21 min

    Talking Vintage Genre Fiction with Paul Giamatti

    Actor and genre fiction fanatic Paul Giamatti stopped by to talk genres, collecting and the need to read! Here are some links for you to check out more: (non-affiliated. just cause I love them) Fathom Press- republishes rare and sought after horror and thriller books: https://fathompress.com/ Men's Adventure Library and Quarterly- publishes collections of forgotten fiction (sometimes from big names writing under a pseudonym like Robert Silverberg and Lawrence Block) from the men's adventure magazines of the 50s-70s, art books and has a magazine called the Men's Adventure Quarterly: https://www.menspulpmags.com/ and https://newtextureblog.blogspot.com/ Stark House- republishes classics of the golden era of genre fiction paperbacks along with new writers similar in style and non-fiction about the genres: https://starkhousepress.com/ Robert E Howard Foundation- THE place for fans of Robert E Howard. They republish mammoth collections of REH's writings; stories, letters, poems, articles. Books about REH by Howard scholars. They put on Howard Days festival in Cross Plains Texas and are currently raising money to save the Robert E Howard house: https://rehfoundation.org/ They also have a youtube channel with lots of great discussions: @RobertE.HowardFoundation PulpFest- A yearly event held in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to celebrate all things pulp. They have panels, auctions, movies and a huge dealer room with pulp magazines, paperbacks, comics, movies, art and anything you can think of related. It is July 30th- Aug 2nd this year. Still time to sign up! https://pulpfest.com/ Valancourt Books- independent small press based in Richmond, Virginia, specializing in new editions of neglected classics, with an emphasis on horror/supernatural and LGBT literature: https://www.valancourtbooks.com/ Zines about vintage genre fiction: Paperback Fanatic: https://a.co/d/02hsniDe Paperback Parade (published by @garylovisi357 ) https://www.ebay.com/str/gryphon209? Books about vintage genre fiction (there are so many more but here are a few that I love): Sticking it to the Man: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1012 Girl Gangs, Biker Boys and Real Cool Cats: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=892 Justin Gifford- biographies on Eldridge Cleaver and Iceberg Slim. Pimping Fiction: the untold story of black pulp publishing. And soon the Samuel R Delaney book: https://www.justingifford.com/books Bookery's Guide to Pulps: https://muraniapress.com/book/bookerys-guide-to-pulps-related-magazines/ Paperbacks from Hell: https://www.quirkbooks.com/9781594749810/paperbacks-from-hell/

  • #20
    May 31 · 29 min

    Adventure in the Skies!- Aviation Pulp Fiction-

    In this episode I discuss aviation pulp fiction with a timeline of real world flying history. I also do short reviews of an issue of G8, Terrance Layhew's Mitch Mayhew series and Wrong Side of the Sky by Gavin Lyall. National Museum of the United States Air Force: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ Steeger Books G8 reprint: https://steegerbooks.com/shop/g-8-bat... Buy Terrance's books and support new authors writing classic pulp fiction! Unwanted Passenger: https://a.co/d/05UyK53h Diamonds in Denver: https://a.co/d/07WqsfB7 Suit Up! Podcast: ‪@terrancelayhew‬ Veritas Entertainment: https://veritasent.com/ Very cool aviation pulp website with free PDF downloadable stories from the original plane pulps and reprint books available: https://www.ageofaces.net/ (And they are often at Pulpfest though I don’t know about this one)

  • #17
    April 9 · 1 hr 29 min

    New English Library Youth Cult with the Paperback Fanatic

    Special guest Justin Marriott publisher of the Paperback Fanatic stops by to have a chat about comics, punk rock, zines, the last issue of The Paperback Fanatic, future plans, and shows off some of his youth culture and biker New English Library paperback books. (sorry the sounds gets a little wonky in places but it doesn't last long)

  • #16
    April 5 · 1 hr 5 min

    Dark Mountain with the Richard Laymon Book Club

    In this episode we are discussing the 1987 Richard Laymon book Dark Mountain. Hiking and horror. My special guests this time are from the Instagram group the Richard Laymon Book Club: Erin- Deadhighwaybooks, Dustin- TBR problems, Brendon- cultsickness

  • #15
    March 18 · 35 min

    This Island Earth the novel & Shasta 1950's Sci-Fi Publisher

    On this episode I talk the 1952 novel This Island Earth by Raymond F Jones which was made into the movie in 1955. I also take a look at the independent 1950s publisher Shasta Publishers created by three science fiction fans.

  • #14
    March 9 · 58 min

    Paperback Cover Model Chad Deal Interview

    Michael Hawk AND the Ninja Master right here on the Book Graveyard?! Today I'm talking to Chad Deal the face of many action and adventure, romance and western vintage paperback covers. BIG THANKS to Bob Deis for helping me out with some of Samson Pollen's reference photos, book covers and know how! Check out his website for the best in Men's Adventure books including art books by two of the artists mentioned in this video; Samson Pollen and George Gross: Men's Pulp Mags Also, go check out these great blogs where I got info and book covers: Romance blog- Sweet Savage Flame/ Cover Art blog- Paperback Palette Spy/Action blog- Spy Guys and Gals Intro: 00:00 Vietnam: 06:30 College: 09:14 Becoming a Model NYC: 12:09 Artists: 19:25 Poses to Book Covers: 21:47 Fashion Model Showcase: 37:46 Chatting Covers: 42:06 Should Chad Read Ninja Master?: 55:05

  • #12
    February 16 · 33 min

    Black Authors of Pulp Fiction

    I originally uploaded this in 2025 at the end of Feb for Black History Month. This year I am planning on doing an all Holloway House episode before the month.

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